Monday 11 August 2008

I have just joined another forum recommend by my friend Helen http://www.weddingannouncer.com and come across a thread of interest about home made invites and found this one below made by RobEVOLoriSTi. I think its gorgous and is pretty much my colours lol.



Quite a few people have asked if they can use her idea and heres the info shes shared - "They are 6 x 6 when closed. I bought 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" envelopes so thats there size when mailed. I didn't use an inner envelope but decided to do name labels because I wanted everone to know they could bring a guest or that their whole family was invited without trying to find everyones names"
"Materials... Well I did the printing and cutting myself because I have a laser color printer at home and a paper cutter but I looked into kinkos and they were my 2nd choice. Pocketfolds I got from http://www.cardsandpockets.com/ the perfetto style. I got the actual main paper for inserts and the invite from the paper mill store 200 sheets for 42.97 it was 98lb Aspire Petallics Beargrass.I got the 4 Bar RSVP envelopes from paper presentation 50 for $8.75 there website has some virus stuff going on though so I was really apprehensive from ordering from them, So if you order from them I recommend you should call them if placing an order. I got the 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 square pearl white envelopes from paper and More!$16.99 for 50 of them. The blue paper I bought locally for cheap they are both astrobright. I got 24lb lunar blue and black and heavier celestial blue. Ribbon from jkmribbonandtrim.com 100 yards for $15.16I would have bought everything from one place to make it easier but of course the colors I picked made it difficult. Paper presentation was the only one to carry the 4bar envelopes in the lunar blue color that I really wanted. I bargined shopped and did okay. Paper mill has good prices but huge quantities so thats why I bought the other thinner paper locally. I didn't need 500 sheets of blue paper lol "
"You actually don't have to have an envelope you can seal the pocketfold and mail it. My cousin did hers like that. I prefer an envelope though so you don't have to worry about anything falling out in the mail."